Mathematics is all about patterns. Some describe mathematics as the science of patterns, and the ability to understand patterns is described as a key concept in NCTM‘s algebra standard. I didn’t like math growing up. Now, it fascinates me almost to the point of obsession, and I attribute that to two things: (1) I now […]

“All the King’s horses and all the King’s men, couldn’t put Humpty together again.” But maybe your kiddos can! Because of their structure (10 rows of 10), hundred charts are powerful tools for developing early understandings of place value. Of course we are moving to 120 charts now, but that just doesn’t roll off your tongue like […]

Today, I’m linking up with 4mulaFun, The Teacher Studio, Teaching to Inspire in 5th, and MissMathDork for a look at how math is used in the real world. You might want to check out their Pinterest board to see previous Math is Real Life posts. I’ll admit it–I am a teensy bit HGTV obsessed. And it’s not just […]

It’s no coincidence that two of the Standards for Mathematical Practices stress patterns: Look for and make use of structure. Mathematically proficient students look closely to discern a pattern or structure. (CCSS.Math.Practice.MP7) Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning. Mathematically proficient students notice if calculations are repeated, and look both for general methods and […]

The hundred is chart is no doubt a valuable tool, but do your kiddos know that the same patterns apply to bigger numbers? This product features lovable monsters and hundred charts showing numbers up to 1,000. There are lots of uses for small group instruction, workstations, and independent work. Click here to check it out at […]

Chapter 4, Getting Organized Strategies Welcome back for another evening of Book Study Mondays. If you’re joining me for the first time, you can check out the posts from the other chapters here or just dive right in! The book we are studying is What’s Your Math Problem? by Linda Gojak. BTW, did you know […]

Things I learned at CAMT today: 1. Duct tape now comes in patterns.2. There are now dry erase crayons. Who’d have thunk it? My favorite session of the day was presented by a retired Canadian Kindergarten teacher who is now a carpet mogul. Seriously. Her product is The Learning Carpet. She told the story of […]

Out into classrooms again today! This time I landed in the 2nd grade classroom of Doug Bremmer. Incredible teacher! I really loved how he did Number of the Day. The number of the day was 104. There was a small group of kids sitting on the floor in front of the hundred chart busily working away. […]

I watched a student struggle with a number line problem earlier this week. The question said something like What number is represented by the letter A and most of the numbers on the number line were missing. Interesting thing was, she drew nice little hops, like the ones shown below, but she didn’t know what to […]

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